Biogen Beats Pharmacies' MS Drug Monopoly Suit, For Now

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday tossed out Walgreens and Kroger's lawsuit accusing Biogen Inc. of illegally stifling competition for its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera, but said the standing issues primarily dooming their complaint can likely be cured if they amend their pleading.

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Schools Must Face Financial Aid Suit Before Appeal: Students

By Bryan Koenig

Former students urged an Illinois federal judge to bar Cornell, Georgetown, Notre Dame, MIT and UPenn from going straight to the Seventh Circuit on a ruling that teed up trial against the five schools yet to settle the proposed class action over the alleged fixing of financial aid offerings.

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7th Circ. Denies New Trial To Convicted Tax Preparer

By Anna Scott Farrell

A tax preparer convicted of filing false returns and stealing her grandmother's pension will not receive a new trial, the Seventh Circuit ruled, rejecting her argument that a lower court made a mistake in allowing her to represent herself.

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Ventas, Welltower See Growth Amid Senior Housing Push

By Charlie Innis

Real estate investment trusts Welltower Inc. and Ventas Inc. recorded strong financial results from the last quarter and the full year of 2025, as both companies intensified their focus on senior housing, a sector where they expect to see skyrocketing demand due to demographic trends.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Big Ten Athletes Back NCAA Campaign Against Prop Bets

By Ganesh Setty

Student-athletes in the Big Ten Conference have urged the NCAA to keep fighting to curb prop betting across college athletics, saying it not only threatens the integrity of college sports, but also poses a safety risk.

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SEC Inks $150K Deal With Adviser In Cherry-Picking Case

By Sydney Price

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has inked an approximately $150,000 settlement with an investment adviser and his employer over the regulator's accusations of illegal cherry-picking, voluntarily dismissing a parallel suit against the pair months before a trial was set to get underway.

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Boeing Aims To Nix Polish Airline's $8.4M Damages Report

By Elaine Briseño

Boeing has asked a Seattle federal judge to exclude an $8.4 million "eleventh hour" damages report prepared by a Polish airline's expert, arguing it is not only untimely but also irrelevant to testimony the jury will hear.

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HHS Says RFK Jr. Trans Care Policy View Not Legally Binding

By Mark Payne

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s declaration supporting the Trump administration's move to cut funding to hospitals that provide gender-affirming care is a nonbinding policy view, his agency told an Oregon federal court, and doesn't trigger provider exclusions from federal health programs.

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7th Circ. May Seek Ill. Justices' Input In Hyundai BIPA Row

By Celeste Bott

A Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday appeared skeptical about whether Hyundai Motor America had any control over biometric data captured by cameras installed in certain Hyundai vehicles and how a proposed class of drivers was injured under Illinois' biometric privacy law, but one judge suggested the case presents a question the state's top court may need to answer.

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7th Circ. Mulls Expiration Date Of Teva, Eli Lilly Patent Deal

By Celeste Bott

Seventh Circuit judges Wednesday pressed counsel for Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. to address how long a settlement under which Eli Lilly & Co. agreed not to block the approval and marketing of Teva's generic version of its osteoporosis drug Forteo could reasonably remain in effect, given Teva's drug wasn't ready for market until years after the underlying patent dispute.

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Paul Hastings Adds Ex-Norton Rose Investment Funds Pro

By Kevin Penton

Paul Hastings LLP has added an investment funds specialist who previously worked with Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in its Chicago office, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Legal Services Hiring Started New Year Off With A Bang

By Tracey Read

The legal sector is off to a good start in 2026, with 5,500 more people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in December, according to seasonally adjusted data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Feature

'Unflappable' Mass. Judge Emerges As Trump Foil

By Chris Villani

The newest member of the Massachusetts federal bench has made a name for himself as a thorn in the side of the Trump administration, a perception that stands in stark contrast to what friends and former colleagues describe as an unassuming and open-minded judge.

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'It Takes Time To Write': Jackson On High Court's Tariff Ruling

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has provided an unusual update on the court's decision over President Donald Trump's authority to impose emergency tariffs, saying in a TV interview that the justices are still working on what is one of their most anticipated rulings this term. 

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Analysis

Not 'Your Dad's DOJ': Recapping Year One Under Bondi

By Phillip Bantz and Carolina Bolado

Even before her contentious congressional testimony on Wednesday, few U.S. attorneys general had been embroiled in so many controversies so early into their tenures as Pam Bondi, who critics and supporters alike say embodies a new era at the Justice Department.

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Bondi Touches On Judges, Fraud, Subpoenas At Fiery Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

Attorney General Pam Bondi opened her congressional testimony on Wednesday taking aim at "liberal activist judges," but the rest of the hearing was devoid of any discussion or questions on the Trump administration's combative relationship with a large portion of the federal bench.

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Goldstein Says He Lost Millions On Poker In 2016

By Jared Foretek

SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein told the Maryland federal jury in his tax fraud trial Wednesday that he lost nearly $3 million playing poker in 2016, directly contradicting charges that he underreported his gambling winnings, and pinned the blame for tax filing errors on his own miscalculations and shoddy work from his accountants.

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SC High Court Probes Clerk's Misconduct In Murdaugh Appeal

By Parker Quinlan

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday closely inspected Alex Murdaugh's appeal claiming the jury in his high-profile double-murder trial was biased because of comments made by a clerk of court, voicing questions and statements favorable to the disgraced lawyer's arguments.

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Md. Federal Judge Owns Up To Creating 'Abusive' Workplace

By Jack Karp

A Maryland federal judge has acknowledged creating an "abusive workplace" where clerks were chastised for minor errors, discouraged from asking questions and harshly criticized, according to a Fourth Circuit disciplinary order.

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Remote LSAT Testing To Largely End Amid Cheating Concerns

By Emily Johnson

Law school hopefuls will mostly need to sit for the Law School Admission Test — better known as the LSAT — in person starting in August rather than test remotely, a change designed to strengthen security after the exam provider ended remote testing in China over cheating concerns.

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Ford Slams Lemon Law Attys' Bid To Escape Billing Fraud Suit

By Lauren Berg

Ford Motor Co. urged a California federal judge to keep alive its lawsuit accusing three Knight Law Group LLP-affiliated attorneys of orchestrating a massive fraudulent legal billing scheme, scoffing at the attorneys' argument that they are immunized from liability related to lemon law litigation they have pursued.

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Calif. Atty Wins $25K Fee Sanction Over AI Errors

By Emily Sawicki

A California federal court has ordered $25,000 in fee sanctions for a litigator representing a mobile app platform in a copyright and contract suit as reimbursement for work he said went into responding to an error-ridden motion and further resulting motion practice.

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Miami World Cup Counsel Share Look At Prep Work, Impact

By Nathan Hale

Counsel representing the FIFA World Cup's Miami Host Committee gave Law360 an inside look at their multifaceted work preparing for the upcoming event, which organizers say could have the economic impact of multiple Super Bowls.

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Trio Leading NJ District Office Face New Disqualification Bid

By Elizabeth Daley

A criminal defendant who successfully challenged the appointment of Donald Trump's former personal attorney Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor joined other defendants in seeking to disqualify the trio now helming the office.

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Beasley Allen Wants Talc DQ Paused Pending High Court Appeal

By Jonathan Capriel

Hundreds of women who claim their ovarian cancer was caused by Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder risk appearing in an upcoming trial without their preferred counsel from the Beasley Allen Law Firm, unless a New Jersey state court stays an order disqualifying the firm, it said.

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Morgan & Morgan, Former Aide Settle Disability, Age Bias Suit

By Lynn LaRowe

Personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan PA and a former firm legal assistant have settled a Florida federal lawsuit that alleged age and disability discrimination, according to a filing in the court.

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NYC Bar Pushes Gov. To Free Legal Aid Funds In Budget

By Andrea Keckley

The New York City Bar Association urged Gov. Kathy Hochul in a statement Wednesday to ensure the 2027 executive budget gives the New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund access to its revenue for civil legal services, noting the current proposed budget did not grant full spending authority.

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